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Brush roller spins until it touches the carpet, then stops. I have already replaced the belt and it continues to stop when it touches the carpet

Saw another answer saying to put electrical tape on the brush roller where the belt contacts it. I was thinking that the brush roller bearings have probably worn out, and the roller needs to be replaced. But electrical tape is a lot cheaper. ...
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Brush roller spins until it touches the carpet, then stops.

I have a Bissell Pro Heat 2X carpet cleaner and the brushes spin, then stop. I turn it off and when I re-start, the brushes do not spin until I push foreward. The it spins and stops again. Both belts are tight. The brushes spin if held above the carpet, but upon contact with carpet it stops. Same thing on a hard surface.

Kirby sentria My roller brush won't spin belt is not broken I cleaned the Roller brush and put it back it. It put it back but it looks like the sensor balls aren't touching the plastic part underneath. The green light Doesn't turn on either. It was just working and it stop picking up out of nowhere this

Hoover windtunnel Not sure of model number- but brush roller clamps down on carpet being vacuumed and stops spinning regardless of which of the 3 height selections is selected. Can make it work by leveraging the handle down (or back towards me) to keep the cleaning head a little off of the carpet-any suggestions or ideas?

I have a Eureka The Boss Mini (Model # 442) vacuum cleaner. It is not working properly sometimes Today I did a cleaned the roller brush thoroughly and powered it on to see if it spins at all. It spins only in Carpet model, but stops sometimes. Please can you tell me what could be the problem?

Hoover WindTunnel S3765. The motor spins and the belt turns when I turn the brushes on, and the brushes will spin. The problem is that when I do this on carpet, the brushes stop spinning. As soon as I pull the "head" off the carpet, the brushes spin again. It's almost as if the vacuum suction is too great. I took the head apart and watched the motor turn the metal spindle that the belt rests on, and the belt turns as well.

The belt is stretched and needs replacement.(Belt # 38528036) . The brush is not turning against resistance. ...
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My eureka 5902 4D bagless uprights roller brush stopped spinning. The belt is ok. This model has a sliding switch for roller speed. The brush should spin when you release the handle via the foot release. Bad brush motor or is there a fuse involved?

The same thing happened to me about a year ago with this very model. \015\012The issue on mine was a small, copper-colored metal wheel that attaches to the end of the brush roller. You'll need to remove the top cover (there are several screws). ...
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Brush Roller Wondering if I need a new brush as well as a belt. The Roller seems to have trouble spinning when it makes contact with the carpet no matter how the height is set. Everything else seems to work fine. Do I need a new roller to fix this problem?

The bearings can go bad in the brushroll. It may need replaced, even if the brushes aren't worn. Helpful link....\015\012\015\012 ...
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Bissell pet hair eraser vac, beater brush stops spinning when on carpet of any length, belt is new, hose is securley attached and it will only spin like a carpet sweeper while on carpet?

Roller brush stops spinning and vacuum makes noise. Brush will spin normally ok, until you use it on the rug.

That means that the belt is stretched and can't turn the brush against the resistance of the carpet. Here is a link for the\015\012instructions on how to change the belt and a link for the belt you need: ...
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I have an Oreck XL Platnium. It smells like burning rubber and the brush roller binds and stops as you pull it back and forth, even on a hard floor. I have changed the belt 2 times. I have taken the brush roller out and checked it. It seems to be spinning freely. What could be wrong??

The roller that spins with little brushes stopped suddenly and no longer spins. I pressed the red little knob at the end of the roller but it doesn't fix the problem.

Open up the roller area check to see if somthing got picked up and jammed into the rollers so that it can't work, a rock or a screw or you might even have a large amount of string or fibers wrapped around the shaft or brush keeping it from rolling ...
Dyson Ball DC24 Bagless Upright Vacuum

Brush is not spining when it touches the carpet. I tried setting multiple levels .. no use.if it not touching carpet then gr8 spinning like it is the king. I have used it ..may be 8 or 9 months.

Hi,\015\012\015\012time for a new belt,\015\012even though the belt is intact, its lost its elasticity and is slipping.\015\012good luck\015\012\015\012J ...
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I have a Panasonic Performance plus MC-V5217. Something got stuck in the rollers and it stopped spinning. We've cleared the brushes but can't get it to spin. Is there a reset button?

Dyson dc24 roller brush stopped spinning

Its like the roller brush won't lower and it doesn't "engage" anymore. I posted this but input the wrong vacuum model ....not sure if that matters? I can vacuum and you still see footprints on the carpet. I have suction, just no brush action, yet the brush spins....

Sorry about that, I guess I have to post this as a solution in order for the pictures to display. Here's the entire solution on a similar problem that I've answered previously. Please let me know if you need help further diagnosing the machine, I ...
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My bissell 9400's brush rollers do not stop turning. When I was using the hose attachment for the stairs the handle was in the upright position and the brushes kept turning. Also water was leaking out of the rear right side onto the the carpet under the machine.

With the unit turned over, when you spin the brushes by hand, are both turning together? If not, there is probably problems in the brush deck gears.If you cannot get the unit fixed under warranty, check with the people on www.robotreview ...
iRobot Roomba 4300 Robotic Vacuum

My brush roller stopped spinning so I had to take it off and clean out all the hair that had gotten wound around it. I replaces it and now it is make a lound noise, but only when the brush is on. Could it be the belt making such a loud sound? It wasn't making this noise before.

Could very well be the belt.\015\012When cleaning the brush it is a good idea to add some WD40 at the ends where the plastic pieces are that hold the brush in the vacuum. The brush needs to be able to move freely around the plastic pieces.\015\012Ad ...
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When cleaning carpet, I heard a single pop sound, and the suction of the water from the carpet stopped. The brushes are still spinning. Can you help?

Have Hoover F7452900 spin vac carpet shampooer and brushes won't spin. The screen by the brushes is clean and they are place in position to clean on carpet. I noticed that when I have the brushes out of the machine and turn it on that the white square that is on the base of the machine does not spin--this is where part of the brush connector fastens to make bristles spin.

MY WIFE BOUGHT THIS FOR ME FOR FATHERS DAY GIFT ABOUT ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW OR SO,BUT I HAVE THIS PROBLEM THAT THE BRUSH DOS'NT SPIN ANYMORE EVERYTIME I PUT THE SWITCH ON FOR BRUSH ON,THE HOSES BRUSH SPIN IS WORKING BUT FOR THE FLOOR CARPET BRUSH SPIN IS NOT WORKING,AND THIS IS THE MODEL NUMBER OF MY HOOVER VACUUM CARPET SHAMPOO CLEANER IT'S F7411-900

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